MARLBOROUGH - Four years after Trisha Bennett's untimely death, her loved ones are determined to do something positive in her memory.Despite cloudy weather Sunday morning, more than 200 people came to participate in the second annual 5-kilometer run/walk to raise awareness about domestic violence. Some ran the course while others walked with their families. Even Bennett’s daughter Atiana Gonzales, 7, took part in the race.It started and ended by the Moose Lodge on Fitchburg Street.The event, named Trisha’s Run, was organized by Bennett’s aunt Shannon Adams and her friend Rebecca Mealey to raise money for Casa Myrna, a nonprofit in Boston that helps battered women and children across the state.Bennett and her boyfriend, Angel Ortiz, were murdered by Idelfonso Velez in 2010. She was 20.“I knew the family before Trisha was born,” said Mealey, adding that Bennett used to call her “auntie.”Adams and Mealey started the Trisha Bennett Anti-Violence Project as part of the Trisha Bennett Foundation to raise money for groups that help young women and children, according to the organization’s website.While Bennett wasn’t a direct victim of domestic violence, her friends and family wanted to help young women and children in violent circumstances.Since they started the foundation, Mealey says she’s learned a lot about the prevalence of domestic violence.“It’s much bigger and a lot of people don’t talk about it,” said Mealey.Bennett’s mother, Tara Murphy, was also at the race. A woman of few words, Murphy said the support people showed for her daughter was “honorable.”“The girls do a great job,” she said.The race was slated to raise at least $3,000 for Casa Myrna, which has three shelters for young women and children, provides counseling and other services to domestic violence victims and has a 24-hour domestic violence hotline that receives more than 29,000 calls per year.“Domestic violence touches everybody,” said Raquel Rosenblatt, director of development and communication at Casa Myrna.Alycia Leduc of Marlborough was one of the first runners to cross the finish line on Sunday. She was close with Bennett and knew her family well.Leduc says the fact that so many people came to the race is a testament to Bennett's character.“It just shows how much she impacted the community,” she said.Casa Myrna’s domestic violence hotline number is 1-877-785-2020.Anamika Roy can be reached at 508-626-3957 or aroy@wickedlocal.com. Follow her on Twitter @anamikaroy.